Dante Gabriel Rossetti Biography

The biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This page has biographical information on Dante Gabriel Rossetti, one of the best poets of all time. We also provides access to the poet's poems, best poetry, quotes, short poems, and more.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882) was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.. English poet illustrator painter and translator; co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood